America

US college students are being forced to turn to crowdfunding
Activism

US college students are being forced to turn to crowdfunding

Desperate measures — Campuses across the country have closed in response to the coronavirus crisis – but what about the students who have been left behind?

Written by: Ashley Bardhan

The indigenous artists making their own comics industry
Activism

The indigenous artists making their own comics industry

New narratives — With Native American history almost entirely excluded from the US curriculum, a group of illustrators are rewriting the narrative.

Written by: James Stout

The queer modernists who radicalised New York art
Art

The queer modernists who radicalised New York art

The young and the evil — In the early 20th century, LGBT artists would defy the law by secretly sharing their work with friends and family members.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Capturing the underworld of 1940s New York
Culture

Capturing the underworld of 1940s New York

Weegee’s adventures — Photographer Weegee would spend his nights roaming the city, documenting its secrets, subcultures and forgotten inhabitants.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A sweeping portrait of life in the American South
Culture

A sweeping portrait of life in the American South

Revelations — A new exhibition promotes the region’s forgotten photographers, featuring work from the early 1900s to the present day.

Written by: Miss Rosen

How one photographer shared America’s untold stories
Culture

How one photographer shared America’s untold stories

Remembering Jill Freedman — Driven by empathy for victims of injustice, Jill Freedman used her camera to give a voice to the voiceless.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The highs and lows of Las Vegas life
Photography

The highs and lows of Las Vegas life

Welcome to the springs — In her new project, The Springs, photographer Hayley Austin peeks beneath the neon façade of Sin City.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Memories from a Lower East Side photo booth
Photography

Memories from a Lower East Side photo booth

Rainbow shoe repair — A new exhibition brings together a series of community portraits taken at a local store between the late ’80s and early ’00s. 

Written by: Miss Rosen

Vintage scenes of life at an American summer camp
Photography

Vintage scenes of life at an American summer camp

From Cape Cod to North Carolina — Photographer Mark Steinmetz spent 11 years working in camps across the US, from the shores of Cape Cod in Massachusetts to the smoky mountains of North Carolina.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Bruce Gilden’s unseen photos of New York in the ’80s
Culture

Bruce Gilden’s unseen photos of New York in the ’80s

Lost and found — In his new project, Lost and Found, the legendary street photographer pays tribute to a city that was ‘rough, raw, violent and filthy’.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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